Saint Achillas of Sketis

Also known as

• Achilleus
• one of the Flowers of the Desert

Memorial

• 17 January

Profile

Fourth century desert hermit in Egypt for decades. Friend of Saint Amoes of Sketis.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Achillas of Sketis“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 January 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>